Doug Cross Running Page  The Doug Cross Running Page  Welcome to my Home Page! This page includes my own training log, running links, and other running relatedstuff I find interesting. To read about my mediocre running career, check out my bio. My Running Bio (updated 12/07) Favorite Links (updated 11/04) Training Log (updated 09/01/04) My Races (updated 07/17/04) Notable Quotes (updated 02/04/04) NJ Road Racing (updated 09/01/04) Family Pictures (updated 03/28/04) Running Pictures (updated 04/03) Periodically Updated Quote:“” "Swing and a ground ball, stabbed by Foulke. He has it. He underhandsto first. And the Boston Red Sox are the World Champions! For the first time in 86 years,the Red Sox have won baseball's World Championship!" - Joe Castiglione, 10/27/0411:40PM EDTWhat's New...12/07/07 - I can't believe it's been 2 years since I updated this page. I suppose at this point, nobody really cares, but I'll write a bit for my own sanity. Pretty much all of the links on the front page are dead, so don't click on them. I don't want to lose my comments, so I'm not going to erase them, though. Back to me... Since the birth of my 3rd son (Joshua), I really have not run much. I got in some consistent recreational running this summer and was able to run a sub 30:00 5 mile race as a relay member on a triathlon. Since then, it's been pretty much downhill. I've gained about 10 pounds over the past 2 years and it's not fun. Someday, I hope to run again, if for no reason other than I'd like to feel healthy. I've updated my bio section, as well. One other running related item... I decided at the last minute to drive to Central Park to watch then end of the Men's Olympic Trials Marathon. I found a parking space on the street not far from 90th and Central Park East. I followed the crowds and arrived as the runners had passed the 30K mark. Abdi Abdirahman dropped out of the race near me, so I walked up to him to offer encouragement. He talked about his hip and hamstring giving him trouble for the past few weeks. His demeanor was good, not upset at all. I think he has a very good chance to make the US Olympic team in the 10,000 meters on the track. The finish of the race was great, with huge jumbotrons showing each finisher. NYRRC and NYC did a fine job hosting the race, but they could have done better in publicizing it. I bumped into several runners who were registered for the ING NYC Marathon the next day and none of them had heard about the Olympic Trials event. You'd think that the NYRRC would have included a brochure with their race packet. It's a minor complaint, because the event itself was very well run. Obviously the tragic death of Ryan Shay became the focus of the event. I cannot imagine what pain his parents and wife are going through now. 10/29/05 - My Microsoft FrontPage software is not functioning, so I am not able to easily update this page. You won't see any updates here, but you can check out my log at www.athleticore.com. In sum, I haven't run consistently in over one year and am just getting back into easy running. 01/01/05 - Dathan Ritzenhein placed 3rd inhis professional debut at the Silvesterlauf 10km, running 28:24. Ritz finishedin excellent company behind Olympic Gold Medallist Stefano Baldini and XC star SergiyLebid. 12/05/04 - Here's a good articleabout sprinter Kelli White's career and demise.10/08/04 - I haven't updated in a while... I bruised myribs a few weeks ago and have only been running easy mileage since. I probably won'tupdate my training log until 2005.08/29/04 - USA Marathoner Meb Keflezighi earned the silvermedal in the marathon today... He ran a smart race, losing out to eventual winnerStefano Baldini over the last 2 miles.There have been a few celebrity sightings on letsrun lately. Click here fora post by Joetta Clark Diggs about leaving Jearl Miles Clark off the 4x400 relayteam... Andhere is some training info from marathon great Benji Durden.08/19/04 - MarathonerDeeja Youngquist has reportedly tested positive for synthetic EPO. She is a member ofEddy Hellebuyck's training group in Albuquerque. She had a dramatic improvement inher performances after arriving in Albuquerque. Eddy tested positive in January ofthis year, but it didn't reach the public until last month.08/16/04 - I finally updated my links page... added a coupleinteresting websites.Did you know that 1984 Olympic Marathon silver medallist, John Treacy ran a13:16 5000 meter race just prior to his Olympic success? Coincidentally, that isexactly the same time the US Olympian Dan Browne has run this summer. In addition,Treacy completed the 10,000 / marathon double at the '84 Games, which is Browne's plan for2004.Dathan Ritzenhein is planning on competing in the 10,000 meters in Athensdespite a stress fracture in his foot. He has built up to running 25 minutes ongrass in his recovery process.08/13/04 - There is so much drug related news, it's hard tokeep up... Irish distance runner Cathal Lombard, who droppedhis 10K best almost 3 minutes in less than 2 years, tested positive for EPO. Ina refreshing change, Lombard admitted he was guilty even before his 'B' sample was tested. Greeksprinters Costas Kenteris and Katerina Thanou missed a second drug test in one week... Kenteris shocked the world by winning the Olympic 200 Meter Gold Medal in 2000. Rumours were rampant that he was taking banned substances even four years ago. Now both athletes have conveniently been hospitalized for 3 days (enough time toclean drugs from their systems) because of a mysterious motorcylce accident. TheGreek athletic officials have characterized the injuries as minor... Reasonablepeople ask why are the athletes being hospitalized (and unavailable to drug testers) ifthe injuries are minor??On the US front, TorriEdwards got a 2 year ban for testing positive for the stimulant nikethamide. CalvinHarrsion also received a 2 year ban for testing positive for the stimulant modafinil.08/01/04 - There were a few notable track performances from USrunners this past week. Tim Broe ran 13:18, which has put him on the Olympic 5000meter team with Jonathan Riley. In a surprising run, marathoner DanBrowne ran 13:16 for 5000 which shows he's in great shape... That's a big PR forhim. Browne will be running the 10K and marathon in Athens. Incidentally, EPOcheat Mohammed Mourhit finished the same race in 13:44... I guess that indicates what he'sable to run when not on the "juice".07/17/04 - I ran the Dash and Splash5 Mile in 28:40... details in my races.07/15/04 - The USA Network showed theentire women's5000 meters at the Olympic Trials commercial free. In additionto that, the race itself was excellent, with Shalane Flanagan forcing the pace for over 2miles only to have both Marla Runyan and Shayne Culpepper to pass her in the final lap. Culpepper surged past Runyan just before the finish line and Flanagan held on forthe final Olympic spot. In other news, master sensation Eddy Hellebuyck and 100 meter sprinter TorriEdwards have tested positive for banned substances. Edwards, who has earned a placeto the Olympics tested positive for a stimulant and Hellebuyck's was an EPO violation (theexact details of which are unclear).06/24/04 - As I predicted, the BALCO scandal is taking downsome BIG names. World-Record Holder TimMontgomery is facing a lifetime ban because of evidence he took as many as 5 differentillegal substances.In more positive news, Paula Radcliffe has recoveredfrom sports hernia surgery to run 14:29 for 5000 meters. After a rough pastyear, Paula looks ready to challenge anyone either on the track or in the marathon inAthens.06/09/04 - Alan Webb continued his solid season, winning the Ostrava1500 in a time of 3:32.73 and in the process defeating several world class milers.04/30/04 - Dathtan Ritzenhein of Colorado University ran 27:38for 10,000 meters tonight at the CardinalInvitational. That is the 3rd fastest collegiate time ever, I believe. MebKeflizighi won the race in 27:24, with Kiplitan 2nd in 27:32.30, Lombard of Ireland 3rd in27:33.53, Abdi Abdirahman 4th in 27:34.24, Bob Kennedy next in 27:37.45 then Ritzenhein27:38.50, followed by Dan Browne in 27:42. All were under the Olympic 'A' standardfor the event. Quite an impressive race...04/23/04 - The results of my MRI were negative. Nothingseems to be structurally wrong with the area. I've got a prescription for PT to helpstrengthen my back and core.04/17/04 - I had an MRI taken of my SI joint and hip area... I saw the doc at 1:30PM and I was getting the MRI 5 hours later. Now that isquick service... I know of a fellow runner who had to wait for 3 months to get anMRI - he lives in Canada, the land of socialized medicine. I should have the resultsearly next week.04/13/04 - Since I'm cheap and am using a free web hostingservice, they feel free to put ads at the top of the page... I cannot control the contentof the ads, and I do not approve of what they purport to be selling. I'm going toremove some stuff on this page to see if that changes what ads are displayed. 04/04/04 - Thirty-nine year old Colleen DeReuck pulledan upset, winning the women's Olympic Trials Marathon over heavily favored Deena (Drossin)Kastor. Jen Rhines secured the last Olympic spot by running a smart race andcatching fast starter Blake Russell in the last mile. A three-time Olympianoriginally from South Africa, DeReuck brings a wealth of international experience to theUS team. Clickhere for a good recap of the race.Competitive runners must read "Runners" by Roger Hart.04/03/04 - For the record, the price of gasoline is cheap. In 1981 gasoline cost about $1.00 per gallon. If the price had just kept up withthe rate of inflation, gas would cost over $2.90 per gallon today. Click herefor a concise article about gas prices. This is basic Econ 101 stuff, people! Gasoline is a very cheap product... It bugs the heck out of me that our political"leaders" either don't understand this (frightening) or even worse, ignore thefacts because the truth might get in the way of their "class-warfare" politicalcampaign. For those of you who like graphs, click here for a graph of how theinflation-adjusted price of gas has fluctuated since 1980.03/28/04 - I injured my lower back again moving some boxes inthe attic. It hurts to run. I'll be heading to the doctor soon...I've updated my NJ Road Racingpage with highlights of the USATF8K Championships.03/11/04 - To peruse the training logs of some solid runners,check out run-insight.com journals. There are about a dozen elites and almost elite whose logs you can review.02/21/04 - Check out www.athleticore.com(free registration required)- it has training logs of some decent runners, including JimAkita and Michigan All-American Mark Pilja.I ran 5 times last week, 4 miles each time. Everything seems to benormal... normal hamstring and adductor pain, normal knee pain... However, my lower backseems to be completely pain-free.02/17/04 - Although it's already old news, Alan Culpepper, Meb Keflizighi and DanBrowne finished 1-3 at the Olympic Trials Marathon. Browne's race was back up tohis high standards after a frustrating fall season. Surprise 4th place finisherTrent Briney, ran 2:12:35 which is an PR by over 8 minutes. He is a member of the Brooks Hanson's Project.TheBALCO net is starting to get tighter around Barry Bonds...01/28/04 - Thirty-eight year old Rod DeHaven injured his SIjoint at the New Haven Road Race last year, and will not be competing in the OlympicTrials. It seems that his career might also be over, as well.01/23/04 - Clickhere to read a diary entry from Kevin Collins as he prepares for the Olympic Trials Marathon on February 7th.Oh yeah, I forgot to mention... I'm injured.12/27/03 - I actually ran 2 miles last week and my back didn'tfeel too bad. I'm going to get back into running very gradually.12/09/03 - Iona College All-American Richard Kiplagat iscarrying a heavy burden. Clickhere to read his story and see how you can help.12/04/03 - Sadly, Khalid Khannouchi is injuredand will not run the Olympic Trials Marathon in February.Here'sa nice article about Chad Worthen's last attempt to run sub 2:22:00 and qualify for theOlympic Trials.12/01/03 - Here'sa sweet article about NCAA XC Champ Dathan Ritzenhein and his injury struggles.11/26/03 - After not running all summer because of a stressfracture, U of Colorado runner Dathan Ritzenhein won theNCAA XC Championships in a very close finish over Ryan Hall of Stanford. Hall'srace is a big breakthrough for him as he led the Stanford men to a dominating victory.In Division III, Calvin College coached byOlympian Brian Diemer, destroyed the competition in winning the title over StevensPoint and North Central.In the wake of the revelation that Regina Jacobs has used illegal performanceenhancing drugs (THG), here is agood article that discusses how the positive test has affected Regina's nemesis, SuzyFavor-Hamilton.11/24/03 - At the Philadelphia Marathon yesterday, EdwardCallinan of Cherry Hill finished 3rd in an Olympic Trials qualifying time of 2:21:22. Running Company teammate and northern New Jersey road racer, Gary Rosenbergfinished 16th in 2:32:37. Complete results here.11/22/03 - We're approaching the Christmas shopping season, soI have included a list of great books thatany serious runner should love. 11/21/03 - Recent US Marathon Champion and NCAA 10K Champ RyanShay details the running exploits of the entire Shay clan (scroll down for Ryan'saccount).11/15/03 - Regina Jacobs' B sample has tested positive forTHG. Now I know how her body became so ripped after the age of 35. Speakingof BALCO, THG and transformed bodies, I've updated My Thoughts page regarding Barry Bonds(he was a BALCO client).On the local scene, Gary Rosenberg is trying for a PR at the Philadelphia Marathon in 2 weeks.11/03/03 - All around good guy and New Jersey native JoeMcVeigh ran his "last competitive marathon" in 2:28:30 finishing 6th among USmen. Clickhere for a good article about Joe.Here are the resultsfrom the ING NYC Marathon... times were slowed because of the unseasonably warmweather.My back still hurts.10/27/03 - Here's a good NY Times articleabout Clint Wells. Regina Jacobs has shut down her website... 10/24/03 - For those of you who love to watch T&F, checkout this video of the 2002Commonwealth Games. Day 6 has most of the final track events.10/23/03 - Regina Jacobs' tremendous breakthroughs appear to bea bit tarnished. According to theWashington Post, Regina has tested positive for the designer drug THG, which is at theheart of the BALCO drug scandal. Regina's positive is in addition to that of shotputter Kevin Toth and sprinter Dwain Chambers. Two more US track athletes arerumored to have tested positive.On a personal note, I had a bone scan last week which revealed the beginning ofa stress fracture near my SI joint. I can't run for at least 6 weeks or so.10/21/03 - Keep an eye on the BALCO / THG drug story... Ihave the feeling lots of big names are going to be involved. Here'sanother article about the impact on T&F. Do you think track and field has adrug problem? Thesituation in baseball is much worse. They don't even announce if anyone testspositive and there aren't any repercussions after they do.10/16/03 - There were several notable NJ finishers at this pastweekend's LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon.Edward Callinan of Cherry Hill finished 44th in 2:22:03, painfully missing an OlympicTrials qualifier. Two local northern NJ road race standouts, Carlos Martins (86th place /2:28:17) and Elliott Frieder (99th place / 2:29:12) were the second and third New Jerseyfinishers. Among the US elites, Meb Keflezighi secured his Olympic "A" standardby placing 7th in 2:10:03. Regarding the Olympic qualifier, Meb says it's "It's offmy back". The second US finisher was a resurgent Todd Reeser who placed 14th in2:15:11. 10/11/03 - In case you missed it, last weekend 42 year old Eddy Hellebuyck won the TwinCities Marathon in 2:12:47. That time is a US Masters Record.The LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathonis on tap this weekend, and has announced bonusesfor any US runners who exceed the Olympic Trials standards. Race director CareyPinkowski has always gone the extra mile to help US runners, which has distinguishedLaSalle Bank Chicago from the other major US marathons. 10/07/03 - My back is slowly improving. I tried toshuffle down my driveway and it still hurts, but I guess it hurts less than it did 2 weeksago.10/01/03 - I've updated My Thoughts page...Bernard Lagat's'B' sample tested negative for EPO. Although the IAAF didn'tsay he's innocent, they said he has been cleared to compete.09/22/03 - Here's an interview withJohn Zupanc, coach of DIII powerhouse UW-Oshkosh. Check out more interviews andother good collegiate stuff at www.trackshark.com. 09/21/03 - My lower right back and upper gluteal muscles (nearthe SI joint) are really messed up. I can't walk without a limp and while ARTtreatment makes it feel a little better that only lasts for a day or so and then I'm backto walking around like a crippled old man. Once I've got my health insurancesituation stabilized (I'm starting a new job soon), I'm going to get some more doctor andPT opinions on my injury. Needless to say, I'm not planning on running any races forthe foreseeable future.09/10/03 - My lower right back is really sore. Ithurts to walk and really hurts when I try to run. I'm going to get somemore treatment for it this week. I've already been to my ART guy twice.Here'sa good interview with Brian Sell, who finished 2nd at the New Haven 20K with abreakthrough performance of 59:18.09/08/03 - Eddy Hellebuyck ran a US Master's record of 14:13for a road 5K at the CVS / Downtown 5K inProvidence, RI this past weekend. He broke the previous record of 14:19 held by JohnTuttle.09/06/03 - My lower back was a bit sore yesterday, but Idecided to go for a run anyway... sometimes those aches loosen up during the run. Well, that decision was a big mistake. I was able to run about 6.5 miles andthen the pain was so bad I had to stop. I walked about 1.5 miles home. Todayit hurts just walking around the house. Bummer. I've been icing and takingVoltaren. I saw my ART guy yesterday and will go back on Monday.09/04/03 - Click here for a picture ofme at New Haven.09/02/03 - According to the IAAF, Kenyan mile sensation BernardLagat has tested positive for EPO. On a more personal note, I finished 46th at the New Haven 20K yesterday in 1:06:20. Idon't take EPO. I'll write up a summary for my races section soon.08/21/03 - Chad Johnson of the Nike Oregon Project trains160 miles per week. Clickhere for an interview with Chad.I'm thinking of running an early December marathon. Possibilities include California International (CIM), Jacksonville and Memphis. I'm leaning toward CIM because itwill have the deepest field.08/14/03 - SteveSpence recently ran 23:47 for 5 miles. That time seems to be a US Master'sRecord. 08/10/03 - Here's a cool picture of my bashed foot. Clickon it to enlarge.  08/07/03 - I ran 5 miles today. It hurts to run on abroken toe, but it feels much better than last week.Mike Mykytok has written a book about running, Pushing Through. Ihave not read it yet. As long as I'm discussing books, I recommend everyone browsethrough one of the many pictoral books about 9/11. It is critical that our memoriesof that day remain fresh. I have read OneNation (Time Life)and ANation Challenged (NY Times) - both are excellent. I was impactedall over again as I paged through and relived that day. If you read them, you'll besurprised at how much you've already forgotten...08/01/03 - I tried to run today... An excellentpodiatrist assured me that if I could run without limping it would be OK to continuetraining. Unfortunately, after about 1/4 of a mile the pain was too great (and I waslimping) so I had to pack it in. I'll try to run again in a couple of days.07/28/03 - New Jersey athlete Ryan Grote finished 6th at theIronMan Triathlon in Lake Placid, NY. He finished one place behind Olympian RyanBolton. Clickhere for results. X-rays indicate that I have a fracturedproximal phalanx on my fifth toe. That explains why I haven't been able to putany weight on my fifth (pinky) toe without excruciating pain.07/27/03 - I smashed my little toe while running to answer thephone Friday evening. I'm in job hunting mode, so I really try not to miss any phonecalls. Anyway, my toe really hurts. I saw a doctor who thinks I should get anx-ray because he thinks I might have "chipped a bone". I'm icing my footseveral times per day and taking anti-inflammatories. I can't put any weight on thetoe and I'm hobbling around the house. And I was just getting into pretty goodshape, too. 07/24/03 - Here's a good article on thecurrent status of Adam Goucher.07/19/03 - I'm reading the Kenny Moore's book, BestEfforts. It's a great read with details about the lives and training of manyworld class runners.07/15/03 - Click here for aninterview with Notre Dame grad and All-American Luke Watson who will run for adidasand train at Team USA in California.07/13/03 - Here's a goodarticle about Mary Decker Slaney, who is being inducted into the Distance Running Hall of Fame this weekend.07/01/03 - I won the Montville Firecracker 5K in15:43. It's my fastest time on that course. Gene Mitchell, owner of the New Jersey Running Company stores finished the Grandma's Marathon in 2:22:55. He missedqualifying for the Olympic Trials by 55 seconds. In the warm temps he became dehydrated,threw-up and was forced to walk late in the race. Gene ran his last 10K in over 36minutes... ouch. That's unfortunate because he was in excellent condition. Heis tentatively planning on running a fall marathon to get his OT qualifier. Thefirst US finisher was the infamous Teddy Mitchell, who finished 4th in 2:16:00. 06/16/03 - Daniel Lincolnof Arkansas won both the 10,000m and Steeplechase at the NCAA T&F Championshipsthis past weekend. Daniel was a 4:16 miler and 9:31 2 miler in HS. 06/15/03 - I didn't get the job in Newark. That kind ofstinks that I didn't even get a job offer after what I went though... oh, the totalbill to repair my Jeep was over $1000. That's an expensive interview, no?06/08/03 - Click herefor a good article about steepler Anthony Famiglietti. Tim Broe was the top US runner at the SteamboatClassic. He covered the 4 miles in 17:50 and placed 4th... Marathonworld-record holder, Khalid Khannouchi was 7th in 18:11. Shadrack Kosgei ran 17:34 for thewin. 06/02/03 - My car was stolen in broad daylight while I'm on aninterview in Newark, NJ. That's actually not a big surprise... What issurprising is that the perpetrators left a lot of evidence in the car (clothes, the toolsthey used to gain entry, etc) and yet the police don't even want to look at the evidence. They basically said that they don't have time to pursue minor infractions like CARTHEFT and VANDALISM. So, the message being sent is... "It's OK to steal cars,we won't punish you for that crime." If you don't enforce the laws, you end upwith cities like Newark - where no one wants to live (except criminals). The car wasrecovered in neighboring Elizabeth, NJ... another town with a high crime rate.05/28/03 - Pamela Chepchumba, a Kenyan runner, tested positivefor EPO. ClickHere for the news article. 05/26/03 - I ran 32:12 at the Ridgewood 10K to finish 11th. Details in my races.05/23/03 - Check out RunningCompany's new website.05/18/03 - I finished 3rd in 49:26 at the Midland Run 15K. Detailsin my races.05/15/03 - I've started a new job as a contract recruiter for Wells Fargo Home Mortgage.05/11/03 - Dan Browne won the Fifth Third River Bank Run, which serves as theUSATF 25K Championships. Complete results are here.05/05/03 - Rich Byrne, manager of the Ridgewood Running Companycontinued his excellent 2003 road racing, running 48:28 at the Broad Street 10 Mile placing 3rd. Click here for full results.05/02/03 - Mike Fish ofSports Illustrated writes agood article about David Kimani.04/26/03 - I finished 4th in 16:18 at the Main Street 5K in Sparta,NJ. Of course, the first 3 got prize money... Details in my races. 04/23/03 - Here'sa good article about Jason Bodnar.. a must read for the serious runner. Here's alink to US Youth T&F... looksinteresting.The top 2 NJ finishers at the Boston Marathon, Michael Danahy and Elliott Frieder areboth former NCAA Division III All-Americans. Danahy graduated from Bates College and Frieder from Haverford College. Danahy is currently a gradstudent in Chemistry at Princeton, while Frieder works in Public Relations at KPMG. 04/22/03 - At yesterday's Boston Marathon, Robert Cheruiyotof Kenya won in 2:10:11. In a race slowed by unusual warm temps and a strongheadwind, Cheruiyotpulled away from countryman Timothy Cherigat in the 22nd mile. Kenyans swept thefirst 5 places. Last year's winner, Rodgers Rop struggled to finish seventh. EddyHellebuyck led all US finishers in 2:17:18, finishing in tenth place. The secondUS runner, Ken Pliska ran 2:30:12... most of the top US runners had recently run the USChampionships or are preparing for a fall marathon. The first local (NJ) runner wasMichael Danahy of Princeton who ran 2:32:03 for 30th place. Elliott Frieder was thenext NJ runner placing 57th in 2:39:11.On a personal note, I plan to race this Saturday at the Main Street 5K in Sparta, NJ. It's a fun race with a formerly fast guy Andy Ball as race director. He putson a fun event.04/18/03 - David Kimani, Alabama's 13:105000m runner died Wednesday. Clickhere for a tribute from fellow elite runner, Tim Broe.04/17/03 - Chris Lear's new book about Alan Webb, SUB 4:00 is due to be releasedJune 1.DeenaDrossin was training 140 miles per week in preparation for the London Marathon whereshe ran a US record of 2:21:16.04/15/03 - Clickhere for a picture of Andrew James. 04/14/03 - I've updated My Links page... In related note, Ispotted Drew Ryun posting on the Letsrun.com message board (yes, that DrewRyun). I actually met the Ryun family when Jim dedicated the new track at my highschool. I own a huge poster of Jim Ryunstanding in a field... autographed, of course.04/13/03 - PaulaRadcliffe won the London Marathon unchallenged in 2:15:25!! Former WRholder Catherine Ndereba, finished second in 2:19:55. Deena Drossin set a newUS record running 2:21:16 for third place. On the men's side, GezahegneAbera won a very close race over Stefano Baldini, Joseph Ngolepus and Paul Tergat. The top six men finished within 7 seconds of each other. Abera seems tospecialize in winning very close races. He has won his last 4 marathons by acombined TOTAL of 6 seconds. Full results here.04/11/03 - Chris Graff won his first USATF Championship byrunning 47:09 at the Papa JohnsTen Miler last weekend. Full results here.I've started my NJ Road Racing page... it needs some work.04/10/03 - Andrew James Cross was born on April 9, 2003. Babyand mother are healthy and happy.03/21/03 - At the recent World Indoor T&F Championships, theUSA had several impressive performances. In the distance races, ReginaJacobs won gold in the 1500m and DavidKrummenacker won gold in the 800m. This is redemption for Regina as her last fewopportunities competing on the world stage have been disastrous. She got sick beforethe 2000 Sydney Olympics and did not compete, had a very poor showing at the World IndoorT&F Champs in 2001, declined to run the 2001 World Cross Country Championships,dropped out of her 1500m heat in the 2001 World Outdoor Champs and then opted out of the2002 World Cross Country Championships after she had dominated the US Championships. Krummenacker looked impressive pulling away from the favorite, Wilson Kipketer inthe final straight and Jacobs was never challenged in her win.03/15/03 - Clickhere for a picture of another of my favorite training shoes... Here's a good article aboutthe greatest distance runner of all-time, Haile Gebrselassie.My current rotation of training shoes includes Adidas Supernova Classic, AsicsTiger Paw 99 and the Mizuno Wave Phantom. I just got a pair of Nike Streak SpectrumPlus, I'm going to try them out as racing flats.03/09/03 - DeenaDrossin won the USATF 15K Championship (Gate River Run) in 47:13. That's 59seconds better than her previous US record. Local NJ runner, Carlos Martins, ran49:59. Full resultshere. 42 year old Eddy Hellebuyck won the master's division with an impressive45:43 clocking.02/20/03 - Good interview with2003 US Marathon Champion, Ryan Shay. On a personal note, I'm doing too much "thinking" and not enoughrunning... 02/09/03 - RyanShay, Kevin Colllins and Clint Verran earned berths to the 2003 World ChampionshipsMarathon by being the first 3 finishers at the US Marathon Championships in Alabamayesterday. It was a big PR for Kevin Collins and only Shay's second marathon sincegraduating from Notre Dame, where he was a perennial NCAA All-American.02/08/03 - run-insight.com has posted several "journals" ofgood runners (Slattery, Brannen, Cordes, Bak, Flanagan, etc).02/03/03 - Iraq is being investigatedby the International Olympic Committee for allegedly torturing and murdering its ownathletes. 02/02/03 - Forty mph winds ruined any chance for fast times atthe Las Vegas Marathon... The winner ran 2:33. Click here for aninterview with Tony Young, a 40 year old who has recently run a 4:08 mile and 1:53.89800 meters.01/23/03 - Here's a good interview withmarathoner Clint Verran.01/11/03 - Part 2 of NaokoTakahashi interview.01/09/03 - Read this interview aboutOlympic Marathon Champion and the first woman under 2:20:00, Naoko Takahashi.01/05/03 - Here's a picture of my favorite training shoes.12/28/02 - Check out this article about recentOlympic Trials Qualifier, Jason Mayeroff.I ran twice this past week on the treadmill. Just an easy 3 miles eachtime, and my abdomen feels OK. I won't know if the surgery was successful until Iget my miles up and try some harder running. I hope to be training consistently bythe end of January.12/11/02 - I figured I'd report in 2 weeks post surgery. I'm healing up nicely now after a very painful initial week. There is still moderatediscomfort and I certainly am in no shape to run, but I can actually walk pretty much painfree.In running news:Here's a nicearticle about a guy who won a marathon after turning his life around. Check out www.runningmovies.com, if you likerunning and movies (duh). Jon Sinclair, road racer extroadinaire, has his owncoaching services at: http://anaerobic.net/index.html. ChadWorthen finished the California InternationalMarathon in 2:22:03, missing the Olympic Trials qualifying mark by 3 seconds (bummer). The winner, in 2:11:56 was the indomitable Elly Rono, who seems to win a marathonevery 5 weeks or so! US Olympian, Rod DeHaven finished 3rd in 2:13:19 in his effortto run under the new IAAF Olympic qualifying time of 2:12:00. 11/28/02 - Happy Thanksgiving!I had my abdominal surgery two days ago, and I'm pretty sore. I arrived atthe hospital at 7:30, filled out paperwork, I was being cut open by 9:00 and by 10:30 Jenwas driving me home. Robert Wood Johnson UniversityHospital runs a smooth "operation". The surgeon said that my tendonswere split as he suspected, but there was not evidence of a classic hernia. Herepaired the split tendons and they should take about 4 weeks to heal. So, I'll tryrunning easy at the beginning of January. At that point, I'll know if the surgerywas a success. 11/11/02 - I saw Dr. AndrewBoyarsky today, he thinks I have a "split tendon" and we've scheduledsurgery for November 26th. He's pretty confident that he'll be able to fix theinjury. After all conservative treatments have failed, I'm excited to try somethingnew. If it doesn't work, I'm not much worse off since I am not able to train nowanyway.11/09/02 - 3:40 1500m runner Terrance Armstrong has his own web page,complete with traininglog.11/06/02 - Sweet run by Meb Keflezighi atthe NYC Marathon - heran his debut marathon in 2:12:35. Meb ran an aggressive race staying with theleaders before fading over the last 6 miles. 10/23/02 - Check out Keith Dowling'straining. He's a 2:13 marathoner who placed 6th at the 1996 Olympic Trials Marathon.Click herefor a picture of Paula Radcliffe and Rich Byrne running the Chicago Marathon.There were a couple of solid performances at the Steamtown Marathon. Topfinishers include Matthew Sandercock at 2:21:20 and Maurits Van Der Veen at 2:21:40. 10/19/02 - There were some excellent performances at the Chicago Marathon last Sunday. AlanCulpepper, one of the top 5000/10000 track men in the US ran his debut marathon in2:09:41. That's a solid performance based on his recent track times. KyleBaker, who has been racing frequently and fast this summer ran his debut marathon in2:14:30. Additionally, my former college buddy Bill Kabasenche qualified for theOlympic Trials by running 2:21:35 and the manager of my running team (Running Company),Rich Byrne got his "A" Olympic Trials qualifier by running with Paula Radcliffemost of the race before "fading" to finish in 2:19:12. Congrats to all.I've updated My Thoughtspage. Beware, it's about the NJ Senatorial race... I'm still doing PT for my injury, but I'm starting to think that I've got a"sports hernia". That can be confirmed by exploratory surgery. I'm going to give the PT alittle more time before I go back to the doctor.10/07/02 - The Yankees lost. HAHAHAHAHA. HAHAHAHAHAHA.09/30/02 - Dan Browne, who has been the most consistent US roadracer over the past 2 years, ran a great debut marathon in2:11:35 in humid conditions at the Twin Cities Marathon this weekend. The racefeatured 11 American men under the 2:22:00 Olympic Trials Qualifying Standard. 10,000 / 5,000 meter specialist Brad Hauser was also successful in his debut marathon,finishing in 2:14:15. Clickhere for the first 100 finishers. At the BerlinMarathon on the same day, the US produced one more Olympic Trials Qualifier, JasonMayeroff in 2:18:27. Clickhere for searchable results.09/17/02 - From personal experience, Voltaren is a muchstronger anti-inflammatory than Celebrex. In defense of Celebrex, it's claim to fame isthat it is a COX-2 inhibitor. Although I have no real idea of what that means, it issupposedly much better for your stomach while retaining the desired anti-inflammatoryeffects.On a related topic, I am definitely not running the Chicago Marathon. I hope tojust get running again consistently.09/13/02 - I've been taking Celebrex (anti-inflammatory) to seeif that will help my abdomen and hamstring injuries. The abdomen hurts when I sneezeor sit up, so I figured I'd try the Celebrex in addition to physical therapy. I'mpretty certain that I won't be running the Chicago Marathon in October.09/09/02 - Check out http://www.tilastopaja.net/ for the mostcomprehensive track performance lists on the internet. Also, you can view the end ofthe 1964 Olympic Men's 5000m at the following link: http://www.runningpast.com/media/1964olympic5k.mpg09/04/02 - There are 2 pictures of me from New Haven. Click here for picture #1and here for picture #2or go to www.mensracing.com and follow the linksto the 2002 New Haven 20K photos.My left ham is still painful and I haven't run in 3 days...09/02/02 - I placed 29th at the New Haven Road Race 20K in1:06:25. I was cruising along around 5:11 pace when my left hamstring cramped up onme shortly after the 6th mile marker. I slowed and eventually stopped to try tostretch the ham - it improved enough to finish the race, but well off my goal. Details in my races.09/01/02 - I'll be racing the New Haven Road Race tomorrow which serves asthe USATF 20K Championship. My next race will be the Philadelphia Distance Run on September 15th.08/28/02 - Check out Hal Higdon's account of the epicduel between Salazar and Beardsley atthe 1982 Boston Marathon. It's a great read.08/17/02 - I placed 8th at the NYRRC Club Championship in 25:15. The race is an improvement on my performance at the Sheehan Classic. Details in My Races.08/10/02 - Finished 13th at the Sheehan Classic 5 Mile in 25:47. I wentout in 5:11 and it felt fast. I got more comfortable as the race progressed, and wasable to pass 2 runners on the final hill and finish strong. I think the week's milesand two hard workouts made my legs feel sluggish. I had no snap in 'em. I'mhappy I was able to average under 5:10 per mile after how I felt early in the race. I think the hard training now will result in better performances in September and Octoberwhen I'm more rested.08/05/02 - Went to the wedding of Scott Wilson in Anderson, Indiana thispast weekend. Scott is a XC and track coach at AndersonUniversity and was my roommate for a few years in college. A 4:13 miler in highschool, he sports PRs of 3:51 (1500m) and 14:41 (5000m).07/31/02 - |
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